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Category: A Cup of Fancy

SEPTEMBER 27

Colors: A palette of reds and oranges represent ownership. Smartcoat Colors-Red My Mind/Coral Sunset/Cotton Candy Neutral Value of Concentration: You are not your own. Memory Verse: You own my heart, O Lord. Good Morning, ABBA, Father, The colors of fall are beginning to peek through the leaves. Their visages of reds, oranges, and yellows, burst forth as the season begins to change. As I sip my Cup Of Fancy, (Irish Breakfast Tea) I am still in Your Presence. The weather is getting cooler. My  writing time on the porch, will soon be moved to my War…

SEPTEMBER 20

Colors: The Green Ribbon is the international symbol of mental health awareness. Pistachio/T-Rex Green/Kimono Neutral. Value of Concentration: Put on the mind of Christ. Memory Verse: Transform my mind, O Lord. Good Morning, ABBA, Father, How I praise You for Your Holy Word! Thank You for teaching me that I can control my thoughts. By putting on the mind of Christ, demons and lies from the evil one are exposed and destroyed. In making my thoughts soggy with your Holy Word, You taught me how to decipher truth from the lies of the world and the media…

SEPTEMBER 13

Colors: Earth tones symbolize pathways. Sprout/Inchworm/Key Lime Value of Concentration: God will guide my paths. Memory Verse: Take my hand and lead me, O Lord. Good Morning, ABBA, Father, One the greatest wisdoms that I learned from my Mother and my Granny was the following:  God has a plan for your life. Yes, ABBA, you planned the following for me. As I was teaching at the Baptist Preschool,  God was rebuilding my life.  Previously in the public School System, I had been an Art teacher for three years. We then had had two sons, and…

SEPTEMBER 6

Colors: Peaceful blues and purples. Smartcoat has some beautiful colors to help illustrate today’s devotion: Waterfront Blue/Orchid Breeze/Lavender and Lace. Value of Concentration: Rest in the colors of the sea, and sky: cast your cares upon HIM! Memory Verse: Holy Spirit, lighten my load this day. Good Morning, ABBA, Father, This morning, as I sip my Cup Of Fancy(Lavender/Lemon Hot Tea), I am beckoning the colors in the morning sky to bring peace to my mind. Lavender, orchid, and sky blue, bring serenity to my spirit, as Spa Music gently rolls in the background…

AUGUST 30

Colors: Shades and tints of orange represent motivation. Smartcoat Colors) Mambo/Fall Fest/Sanibel. Value of Concentration: Out of the ashes I rise. Memory Verse: The power of The Holy Spirit motivates me. Good Morning, ABBA, Father, WOW! “Outta the ashes I rise!”  No truer statement describes my life, my growth, and recreation through Christ. Tribulation is awful….however it brings perseverance….and perseverance brings deep faith! A family member has been going through legal turmoil for the past two years. At first, it brought an unspeakable amount of tears and stress to the entire family.  Talk about…

AUGUST 23

Colors: Red-The blood of Christ covers us, Gold and Silver – The colors of a King. Heatwave Red, Aged Medallion Gold/Cliffs of Mohr Silver (Smartcoat colors). Value of Concentration: God breathes life into the body at conception Memory Verse: Breathe on me Yahweh…..the breath of life. YHWH!…..YHWH!……YHWH!….  Good Morning ABBA, Father, As summer comes to a close, I think about the children who have already started back to school. It’s an exciting time; new clothes, new friends,  new schools. However, not all conceived children got the opportunity to live. With the WOKE…

AUGUST 16

Colors: Greens represent creation and new beginnings. Whites represent brides. We are The Bride of Christ. Smartcoat.com has some beautiful colors to go along with today’s writing. Medusa Green/Citrus Infusion/Ethereal White Value of Concentration: He will make all things new. Memory Verse: Come, Lord Jesus for your Bride. Good Morning ABBA, Father, It’s 7a.m.  Sipping my Heath Bar Decaf, and munching on a chocolate scone, You are beside me, within me, and surround me with your love. There’s some really, big, fluffy, white clouds this morning.  As the rays of…

AUGUST 9

Colors: Cucumber Cooler/Wild Thistle/Moonbeam. This palette is calm, cool, and collected. Value of Concentration:”I’m Chillin.” Memory Verse: Waves of peace flow over me, as the Lord  provides. Good Morning, ABBA,  Father, On this beautiful August morning, “I’m Chilling with You.” Lavender Iced Tea hits the spot this morning, for My Cup Of Fancy. It’s the best…especially when you add a dash of lemon and sweetener. Oh! The perfect place to be chillin is at the beach; laying in the sun, as you listen to the waves roll across the sand…

AUGUST 2

Colors: Shades of blue mean,”No Immediate Hazard.” Icebreaker/Morning Jog/Gentle Rain to pop a gray neutral. (All Smartcoat Colors) Value of Concentration: Angels watch over me. Memory Verse:  I am safe in the arms of The Lord. Good Morning, ABBA, Father, As we age, quite often, sleep does not come easily. So here I am, at 4a.m.  I’m in my “War Room,”  my “Creation Room,”  my “Hues of The Spirit Room.” By now, you know I have an art background; writing, painting, drawing, sketching, scrap booking, glass painting. Color defines me. &nbsp…

JULY 26

Colors: From darkness to the light: Smartcoat has some beautiful colors to fit today’s theme. Chocolate Cherry/Dried Petals/Cotton Candy….. a natural wave of colors from going dark to light..within the same palette. Value of Concentration: Freedom from darkness. Memory Verse: Let me live in the Light of The Lord. Good Morning, ABBA, Father, Everyone at one time or another faces the darkness. In my lifetime(My book The Erstwhile Acorn) I have overcome many situations, through the Grace of The Almighty. God took a little Erstwhile Acorn, and nurtured her to become A Mighty Burr…

JULY 18

Colors:  Rest and relaxation colors…Kelly Green/Murex Mauve/Bubble Bath Blue. This combination of colors is one of my favorite. :Blue, Green, Purple…are the colors that tell the story of my life.  Value of Concentration: Relax In God’s Presence Memory Verse: I breathe in the quiet of The Spirit. Good Morning, ABBA, Father, It is a warm, sunny morning. Sitting on my big, country porch, the scents of summer fill me with an essence of peace: new mown grass/hay, the flowers and herbs blooming on my porch. My Cup of Fancy, hot…

JULY 12

Colors: Reds display love, protection and affection.  SmartCoat features these beautiful colors to go along with today’s writing. Red My Mind, Moab, Bashful Value of Concentration: You are my ABBA, Father! Memory Verse: ABBA, hold me upon your lap! Good Morning, ABBA, Father, I’m sure that many of you, as little girls, loved to crawl upon your Daddy’s lap.  Curled up all warm with your blankie, and your favorite stuffed animal. It was a time of tenderness, safety, and unconditional love. Some of us didn’t have that pleasure, due to various circumstances. In my…

JULY 5

Colors: Shades and tints of orange are colors that “Cry out for attention.” Smartcoat has some colors perfect for today’s theme. Dreamsicle/Apricot/Winter Cottage. Value of Concentration: I cry out for help. Memory Verse: I plead my case to you, O Lord, and wait in expectation. Good Morning, ABBA, Father, We live in a fallen world! Sin abounds….and it’s getting worse. This is not The America that I was raised in during the 50’s-60’s era. The more you see the garbage on the political scene, the more you realize that the return…

JUNE 28

Colors: Shades of yellow and orange represent happiness. Smartcoat’s Mambo, Joy and Tortilla Neutral are beautiful colors to help with today’s theme. Value of Concentration: Happiness Is A Choice Memory Verse: Transform my thoughts, and fill my heart with JOY! Good Morning, ABBA, Father, How blessed I am, that I am an heir to the Kingdom of Heaven. The joy and happiness Your Presence brings me, is overwhelming. This morning as I sip my Cup Of Fancy(Heath Bar Decaf), the sky sings your praises, through the yellows and golds emitted from the clouds. The words…

JUNE 21

Colors: Reds-God wants me to grow closer to him. Red My Mind, Heatwave and also Bella Luna are beautiful colors by SmartCoat to fit my theme today. Value of Concentration: Pray from the Heart. Memory Verse: Receive my heartfelt prayers, O Lord. Good Morning, ABBA, Father, This morning my Cup of Fancy is my brewed iced tea. I use a combination of Luzianne, mint, lemon, and occasionally I’ll add some lavender. It’s going to be somewhat of a cool, rainy June day. However, your Word, and spending time with you, warms my heart. I love to sit…